 |
 |
new macbook X viruses
|
|
|
|
|
Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Brazil
Status:
Offline
|
|
I bought my first ibook in december 05, and it is my first Mac too. So i'm new in Macs.
Does this new Intel MacBook will be more likely to have virus because it is intel??
sory about the question, i'm really new in macs.
____________
sorry about my english, i'm posting from brazil
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior User
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Buenos Aires
Status:
Offline
|
|
Viruses are written for platforms, not for processors. A virus written for Windows, will run on Windows; a virus written for Mac OS will run on Mac OS, etc.
|
Y no entienden nada... ¡y cómo se divierten!...
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Brazil
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by Nai no Kami
Viruses are written for platforms, not for processors. A virus written for Windows, will run on Windows; a virus written for Mac OS will run on Mac OS, etc.
And there are virus for Mac?
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior User
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Buenos Aires
Status:
Offline
|
|
We have had a lot of discussion with the appearance of the first true trojan for Mac OS X in the past months. Do a search in this forums and you will find a lot of information.
|
Y no entienden nada... ¡y cómo se divierten!...
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forum Regular
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: New Jersey, USA
Status:
Offline
|
|
The short answer to the question is: "No, there are currently no viruses for Mac OS X."
The long answer really gets into what a virus is, and what the latest incident was not.
There are no viruses for Mac OS X, however, anyone can write a trojan that will trick a user into executing some code that will cause problems for them. The latest incident was a trojan, which is not a virus, because it does not self-replicate. Social engineering is always going to be around. Be careful when you use any computer, and you will be fine. When you receive an attachment to an email, or a file via an instant messenger, and you were not expecting to receive the file, don't open it, especially if you don't know where it came from. This is going to be true for Mac OS X, as much as it is for Windows, especially as the Mac OS gains a greater market share.
|
Dennis R. Metzcher
MyMacBlog.com: My experiences with the Mac OS, a switcher's point of view. With a new Mac tip each week day.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Minnesota
Status:
Offline
|
|
In other words there are no system damaging "viruses" for the mac yet. That is why you never hear of programs that are offered for the mac for viruses and spyware etc like McAffee and Norton AntiVirus and other stuff. Back in the day when I was using Windows (Eck) XP, I swear I spent about $500 on just taking the f'in thing into best buy every month and having them fix the litter f'er. I even had that Norton AntiVirus thing going and that didn't seem to do a thing. My machine had gotted one big huge virus on it that was gong to cost like $200 to fix so I went and bought a mac and wholla, no more viruses!! I'm in the good life now.
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 
|
|
|
Forum Rules
|
|
|
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
|
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Top
